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Cairngorms Nation­al Park Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhon­aidh Ruaidh

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Caper­cail­lie Emer­gency Plan 2024 — 2030

Con­tents

1. Exec­ut­ive sum­mary 2
2. Intro­duc­tion and overview
   • Object­ive 3
   • Back­ground 3
   • Scope 4
   • Roles and respons­ib­il­it­ies 5
   • Gov­ernance and man­age­ment 5
   • Stake­hold­ers 6
   • Research and mon­it­or­ing 7
   • Report­ing 7
   • Fun­drais­ing strategy 7
3. Hab­it­at expansion
   • Wood­land expan­sion 10
4. Hab­it­at enhancement
   • Wood­land graz­ing 11
   • Rob­ocut­ting 13
   • Forest bog res­tor­a­tion 15
5. Redu­cing impacts of predation
   • Diver­sion­ary feed­ing 16
   • Enhanced fox and crow con­trol 20
6. Fence remov­al and mark­ing 21
7. Redu­cing dis­turb­ance 23
8. Research and monitoring
   • Mon­it­or­ing pro­ductiv­ity 26
   • Mon­it­or­ing leks 29
   • Mon­it­or­ing pine marten pop­u­la­tions 30
   • Genet­ic rein­force­ment 31